Jules Alexander (born September 25, 1943, Chattanooga, Tennessee) was in Hawaii in 1962 serving a stint in the Navy when he met Terry Kirkman (born December 12, 1939, Salina, Kansas, who had grown up in Chino, California, and attended Chaffey College as a music major), a visiting salesman. The two young musicians jammed together and promised to get together once Alexander was discharged. That happened a year later; the two eventually moved to Los Angeles and began exploring the city's music scene in the mid-1960s, often working behind the scenes as directors and arrangers for other music acts. At the same time, Kirkman played in groups with Frank Zappa for a short period before Zappa went on to form The Mothers of Invention.
The Association is the group's eponymous sixth album (# 32). It is an eclectic LP with songs in many different styles including rock, pop, blue-eyed soul, psychedelic, country and novelty, while still staying in the realm of sunshine rock and sunshine pop. Although generally well received by the critics, it did not spawn any hit singles.
It was the last studio album featuring guitarist Russ Giguere, who left for a solo career in 1971.
Penned by Mozart & Friends writers Alexander Gernert, Manuel Loyo, Alexander Hahn and Alexander Krause, commissioned "We Love" was written and composed in a single week, since the song was needed for a video shooting Monrose had already been booked for at the Hangar 7 in Salzburg, Austria. The track was produced by Hahn and team head Marc Mozart, who said "it was extremely fun to work on this production [...] A&Rexecutives Markus Hartmann and Stefan Harder of ProSieben's music department Starwatch trusted that we'd come up with a hot song, so we enjoyed both a lot of creative freedom while being under the pressure of a short deadline."
The music video for We Love was directed by Ollie Evans. It features suggestive and deliberately misleading sexual silhouettes while a series of phallic and/or double-entendre items are also shown
from "Insight Out" 1967
Produced, Arranged & Engineered by Bones Howe
Hal Blaine - Drums
Joe Osborn - Bass
Larry Knechtel - Keys
Al Casey - Guitars
Mike Deasy - Guitars and Sitar
published: 08 Jun 2015
We Love Us
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We Love Us · The Association
Just The Right Sound: The Association Anthology (Digital Version)
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Al Casey
Engineer, Production: Bones Howe
Additional Musicians: Bones Howe
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Bud Shank
Additional Musicians: Gary Coleman
Additional Musicians: Hal Blaine
Band Member: Jim Yester
Additional Musicians: Joe Osborn
Additional Musicians: Larry Knechtel
Band Member: Larry Ramos
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Arrangement by: Bil Holman
Arranger: Bones Howe
Vocal Arranger: Clark Burroughs
Additional Arrangement by: Ray Pohlman
Writer: Ted Bluechel
Arranger: ...
published: 26 Sep 2015
The Association - Goodbye Columbus (1969) Main Theme + Instrumental
Music from Goodbye Columbus (1969) by The Association
Main Theme
Goodbye Columbus (instrumental)
published: 20 May 2013
Association - Never My Love (1967)
You ask me if there'll come a time
published: 31 May 2017
When Love Comes to Me (Remastered Version)
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When Love Comes to Me (Remastered Version) · The Association
Insight Out
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Al Casey
Engineer, Production: Bones Howe
Additional Musicians: Bones Howe
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Bud Shank
Additional Musicians: Gary Coleman
Additional Musicians: Hal Blaine
Band Member: Jim Yester
Additional Musicians: Joe Osborn
Additional Musicians: Larry Knechtel
Band Member: Larry Ramos
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Arrangement by: Bil Holman
Arranger: Bones Howe
Vocal Arranger: Clark Burroughs
Writer: Jim Yester
Additional Arrangement by: Ray Pohlman
Arranger: The Association
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from "Insight Out" 1967
Produced, Arranged & Engineered by Bones Howe
Hal Blaine - Drums
Joe Osborn - Bass
Larry Knechtel - Keys
Al Casey - Guitars
Mike Deasy ...
from "Insight Out" 1967
Produced, Arranged & Engineered by Bones Howe
Hal Blaine - Drums
Joe Osborn - Bass
Larry Knechtel - Keys
Al Casey - Guitars
Mike Deasy - Guitars and Sitar
from "Insight Out" 1967
Produced, Arranged & Engineered by Bones Howe
Hal Blaine - Drums
Joe Osborn - Bass
Larry Knechtel - Keys
Al Casey - Guitars
Mike Deasy - Guitars and Sitar
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We Love Us · The Association
Just The Right Sound: The Association Anthology (Digital Version)
℗ 1967 Warner Reco...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records
We Love Us · The Association
Just The Right Sound: The Association Anthology (Digital Version)
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Al Casey
Engineer, Production: Bones Howe
Additional Musicians: Bones Howe
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Bud Shank
Additional Musicians: Gary Coleman
Additional Musicians: Hal Blaine
Band Member: Jim Yester
Additional Musicians: Joe Osborn
Additional Musicians: Larry Knechtel
Band Member: Larry Ramos
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Arrangement by: Bil Holman
Arranger: Bones Howe
Vocal Arranger: Clark Burroughs
Additional Arrangement by: Ray Pohlman
Writer: Ted Bluechel
Arranger: The Association
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We Love Us · The Association
Just The Right Sound: The Association Anthology (Digital Version)
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Al Casey
Engineer, Production: Bones Howe
Additional Musicians: Bones Howe
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Bud Shank
Additional Musicians: Gary Coleman
Additional Musicians: Hal Blaine
Band Member: Jim Yester
Additional Musicians: Joe Osborn
Additional Musicians: Larry Knechtel
Band Member: Larry Ramos
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Arrangement by: Bil Holman
Arranger: Bones Howe
Vocal Arranger: Clark Burroughs
Additional Arrangement by: Ray Pohlman
Writer: Ted Bluechel
Arranger: The Association
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When Love Comes to Me (Remastered Version) · The Association
Insight Out
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
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When Love Comes to Me (Remastered Version) · The Association
Insight Out
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Al Casey
Engineer, Production: Bones Howe
Additional Musicians: Bones Howe
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Bud Shank
Additional Musicians: Gary Coleman
Additional Musicians: Hal Blaine
Band Member: Jim Yester
Additional Musicians: Joe Osborn
Additional Musicians: Larry Knechtel
Band Member: Larry Ramos
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Arrangement by: Bil Holman
Arranger: Bones Howe
Vocal Arranger: Clark Burroughs
Writer: Jim Yester
Additional Arrangement by: Ray Pohlman
Arranger: The Association
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When Love Comes to Me (Remastered Version) · The Association
Insight Out
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Al Casey
Engineer, Production: Bones Howe
Additional Musicians: Bones Howe
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Bud Shank
Additional Musicians: Gary Coleman
Additional Musicians: Hal Blaine
Band Member: Jim Yester
Additional Musicians: Joe Osborn
Additional Musicians: Larry Knechtel
Band Member: Larry Ramos
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Arrangement by: Bil Holman
Arranger: Bones Howe
Vocal Arranger: Clark Burroughs
Writer: Jim Yester
Additional Arrangement by: Ray Pohlman
Arranger: The Association
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from "Insight Out" 1967
Produced, Arranged & Engineered by Bones Howe
Hal Blaine - Drums
Joe Osborn - Bass
Larry Knechtel - Keys
Al Casey - Guitars
Mike Deasy - Guitars and Sitar
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records
We Love Us · The Association
Just The Right Sound: The Association Anthology (Digital Version)
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Al Casey
Engineer, Production: Bones Howe
Additional Musicians: Bones Howe
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Bud Shank
Additional Musicians: Gary Coleman
Additional Musicians: Hal Blaine
Band Member: Jim Yester
Additional Musicians: Joe Osborn
Additional Musicians: Larry Knechtel
Band Member: Larry Ramos
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Arrangement by: Bil Holman
Arranger: Bones Howe
Vocal Arranger: Clark Burroughs
Additional Arrangement by: Ray Pohlman
Writer: Ted Bluechel
Arranger: The Association
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When Love Comes to Me (Remastered Version) · The Association
Insight Out
℗ 1967 Warner Records Inc.
Additional Musicians: Al Casey
Engineer, Production: Bones Howe
Additional Musicians: Bones Howe
Band Member: Brian Cole
Additional Musicians: Bud Shank
Additional Musicians: Gary Coleman
Additional Musicians: Hal Blaine
Band Member: Jim Yester
Additional Musicians: Joe Osborn
Additional Musicians: Larry Knechtel
Band Member: Larry Ramos
Additional Musicians: Mike Deasy
Band Member: Russ Giguere
Band Member: Ted Bluechel
Band Member: Terry Kirkman
Additional Arrangement by: Bil Holman
Arranger: Bones Howe
Vocal Arranger: Clark Burroughs
Writer: Jim Yester
Additional Arrangement by: Ray Pohlman
Arranger: The Association
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Jules Alexander (born September 25, 1943, Chattanooga, Tennessee) was in Hawaii in 1962 serving a stint in the Navy when he met Terry Kirkman (born December 12, 1939, Salina, Kansas, who had grown up in Chino, California, and attended Chaffey College as a music major), a visiting salesman. The two young musicians jammed together and promised to get together once Alexander was discharged. That happened a year later; the two eventually moved to Los Angeles and began exploring the city's music scene in the mid-1960s, often working behind the scenes as directors and arrangers for other music acts. At the same time, Kirkman played in groups with Frank Zappa for a short period before Zappa went on to form The Mothers of Invention.
In my most secure moments I still can't believe I'm spending these moments with you On the ground I am walking, the air that I breathe Are shared in these moments with you You love for real You show the feel Of everything that touches you In the songs I've been singing quite often a phrase Comes close to the feeling of you But I never suspected that one of those days The wish of the song would come true [repeat chorus] You are of gracefulness You are of happiness You are what I would guess to be most like What I've been singing of [repeat intro] [repeat verse 1] [repeat chorus] Coda [repeat to fade]: Love love Love